It's part of the nearly nine percent of our current global energy consumption that the authors identified tribology can help us save.

作者认为摩擦可以帮助我们节省的接近全球当前能源消耗百分之九的部分。

But what's the big deal with tribology?

但摩擦有什么大不了的？

But it's another field of tribology, and it's not so simple.

但摩擦的另域，它并不那么简单。

To put this in perspective: one quad of energy is roughly equivalent to 180 million barrels of oil, and tribology can help us save 20 times that.

为了说明点：夸脱的能量大约相当于1.8亿桶石油，而摩擦可以帮助我们节省20倍于此的能源。

So when you look at the numbers, tribology can do some amazing things.

所以当你看看些数据，摩擦可以做到些惊人的事情。

Pretty common in the ankle, so any of my fellow foot-wigglers out there may suddenly find themselves curious about the tribology of tendons.

脚踝处很常见，所以任何喜欢动动脚的小伙伴们可能会突然对肌腱的摩擦感到好奇。

I encourage you to start seeing tribology in the world around you and to think about how you would improve those interacting surfaces you experience.

我鼓励你们开始观察周围世界的摩擦现象，并思考如何改进那些你们所经历的相互作用的表面。

But tribology is also defined as the science of interacting surfaces in relative motion.

但摩擦也被定义为研究相对运动中的相互作用表面的科。

Imagine the opportunities that will reveal themselves as more of us start to see tribology all around.

想象下，当越来越多的人开始注意到身边的摩擦时，将会出现多少机遇。

Thank you for that sound, tribology.

谢谢你那声音，摩擦。